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Lotus has many definitions. Depending on the context, it may refer to any of the following.
Plants
The genus Lotus comprising bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches
Unrelated plants whose species, common, or colloquial names include "lotus":
Ziziphus lotus, the date palm (which may have been the "lotus tree" of Greek mythology; see below)
Nelumbo nucifera, the blue or Indian lotus, also known as the bean of India and the sacred water-lily
Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus
Nymphaea alba, the European white water-lily or white lotus
Nymphaea caerulea, the Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, also called the blue or sacred lotus
Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus
among other members of the genus Nymphaea
Saussurea laniceps, the snow lotus
The lotus effect, a self-cleaning property of true Lotus species. See "Western mythology" and "Fiction and games", below, for plants outside of the realm of scientific botany.

Asian culture
The lotus is one of the Ashtamangala, or Eight Auspicious Symbols
The Lotus Sutra, or Sutra on the White Lotus, of the Sublime Dharma
The Lotus position, a cross-legged sitting posture for meditation
Lotus kicks, foot sweeps in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
Lotus Foot, the practice of foot binding in pre-modern China
"Lotus-flower" is the English-language translation of Indian/Pakistani male name Rajiv

Western mythology
The lotus tree of Greek mythology, into which Lotis was transformed, and which was eaten by the Lotophagi of Homer's Odyssey

Business
Lotus Software, a software company in Cambridge, Massachusetts (but acquired by IBM in 1995); developer of:
Lotus 1-2-3, a spreadsheet program
Lotus Connections, social networking program
Lotus Notes, enterprise-level electronic messaging
Lotus Quickr, enterprise-level team collaboration
Lotus Sametime, instant messaging program
The Black Lotus, an audiovisual software demogroup
LotusGroup Advisors — upscale wealth management service

Automotive and related
Lotus Cars, a British sports and racing car manufacturer; related meanings include:
Team Lotus, a Formula 1 constructor related to Lotus Cars
Lotus (computer games), a videogame series based on Lotus Cars cars

Fashion
The Type 1 Lotus Watch, designed by Lotus Design (a division of Lotus Cars)

Music
Lotus, a 1960s band in Hong Kong
Dark Lotus, a Psychopathic Records supergroup consisting of, as of 2006, the Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, and Blaze Ya Dead Homie
Lotus, an album by the band Santana
"Lotus", a 1998 song by R.E.M.
"Lotus Feet", a song from the album Real Illusions: Reflections by Steve Vai
Black Lotus Records, a music label
"Lotus", a 2007 song by Minus the Bear.

Fiction and games
Lotus, an abstract strategy board game
Black lotus, a fictional plant with narcotic, poisonous or other powers, in the "Conan the Barbarian" stories and other fantasy fiction, as well as many games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, World of Warcraft, Warhammer Fantasy Battles, etc.
The Black Lotus unit in Command and Conquer: Generals and its sequel
Lotus, the enemy of the comic book hero, Wonder Man
The Lotus Clan of dark sorcerers in Battle Realms.
Front Lotus / Reverse Lotus, taijutsu techniques in the anime/manga Naruto

Sports
"Lotus" was the former ring name of professional wrestler Dave Crist, half of the tag team Irish Airborne.
Lotus kicks, foot sweeps in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.

Geography
"Lotus Land" is a common nickname for the city of Vancouver, Canada

Organisations and associations
L.O.T.U.S., an acronym for the Dutch organisation Landelijke Opleiding tot Uitbeelden Slachtoffers

Ships
The The S.S.S. Lotus is a gaff rigged schooner
The S.S. Lotus was a French steamship (or steamer) which in 1926 collided with the Turkish steamer S.S. Boz-Kourt

International Law
The Lotus case is a precedent-setting case of international law resulting from the collision between the The S.S. Lotus and the S.S. Boz-Kourt

Misc. notable businesses
Tesco Lotus, a chain of Thai hypermarket stores This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus" Category: Disambiguation
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